Fires related to lithium-ion batteries

I am requesting this information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Could you please provide data in response to the following questions:

1. What is the total number of fires related to lithium-ion batteries dealt with by your fire service over the past three years? (Broken down by years 2023, 2024, 2025)

2. If possible, please also provide the total number for lithium-ion battery fires that involved each of the following (broken down by years 2023, 2024, 2025):

a) Smartphone

b) Laptop

c) Tablet

d) Vape/e-cigarette

e) E-bike

f) E-scooter

g) Electric car

h) Electric mobility scooter

i) Other

3. As a comparative, what is the total number of fires of all types dealt with by your fire service over the past three years? (Broken down by years 2023, 2024, 2025

4. What is the total number of fires related to lithium-ion batteries and dealt with by your fire service that were recorded specifically at waste centres over the past three years? (Broken down by years 2023, 2024, 2025)

Please note that all data is based on wildcard searches of text fields and as such may not be fully accurate due to differing terminology and spelling that can't all be accounted for within the searches.

1.

2.

a-c. Data not available as battery types are not recorded for specific device types.

d.

e.

f.

g. Data not available, fuel types of vehicles aren't recorded.

h.

i.

3.

4. (NB: this includes where the fire was inside a building only, if the fire was at a waste site but out in the open this is not included)